Powerful new cancer drugs are saving lives, but can also ignite diabetes or other autoimmune conditions
Studies of people receiving immunotherapies may clarify how normal diabetes arises
Biology
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This ‘dolphin lineup’ suggests you can ID cetaceans just by their faces
Unique facial characteristics make dolphins easy to recognize, even for humans -
Daytime wounds heal more quickly than those suffered at night
Study suggests that skin cells’ response to damage varies with their internal clock -
Duck bill’s sensitive touch develops in the egg
Abundant touch cells contrast with chicken’s vision-centered nervous system -
Watch a rigged game of tug-of-war inside the egg cells of mammals
Centromeres compete for egg entry to maintain their lineage -
Hormones don’t sway women’s sexual preferences, study suggests
Women in fertile days may not fancy more manly faces after all -
Your gut bacteria could determine how you respond to cutting-edge cancer drugs
Planned trial will manipulate patients’ microbiomes -
New great ape species found, sparking fears for its survival
Tapanuli orangutan, discovered in Sumatran forest, has population of just 800 -
Researchers find fatal flaw in childhood tumors
Blocking DNA repair mechanism may stall growth of pediatric tumors, study suggests -
Killer gas aids elephant seals’ deep dives
Carbon monoxide extends oxygen supply in some marine mammals -
Novel CRISPR-derived ‘base editors’ surgically alter DNA or RNA, offering new ways to fix mutations
Methods expand possibilities of treating genetic disease -
These gene-edited pigs are hardy and lean—but how will they taste?
Pigs modified with CRISPR could resist cold and make pork production more efficient -
Spider genes put a new spin on arachnids’ potent venoms, stunning silks, and surprising history
These eight-legged marvels have complex genomes, some bigger than ours -
How gut bacteria saved ‘dirty mice’ from death
Bacteria from the wild cousins make lab mice less prone to getting sick -
Germany’s insects are disappearing
Biomass of bugs in nature reserves has dropped by 82% -
How sponges ‘spike’ themselves with glass
Rigid marine invertebrates use protein matrices to grow complex crystals
